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@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.\"	$Id: man.7,v 1.62 2010/04/13 05:26:49 kristaps Exp $
+.\"	$Id: man.7,v 1.67 2010/05/12 08:41:17 kristaps Exp $
 .\"
 .\" Copyright (c) 2009 Kristaps Dzonsons <kristaps@bsd.lv>
 .\"
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 .\" ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF
 .\" OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.
 .\"
-.Dd $Mdocdate: April 13 2010 $
+.Dd $Mdocdate: May 12 2010 $
 .Dt MAN 7
 .Os
 .Sh NAME
@@ -126,10 +126,14 @@ and
 .Sq \ef
 attributes are forgotten when entering or exiting a macro block.
 .Ss Whitespace
-Unless specifically escaped, consecutive blocks of whitespace are pruned
-from input.  These are later re-added, if applicable, by a front-end
-utility such as
-.Xr mandoc 1 .
+Whitespace consists of the space character.
+In free-form lines, whitespace is preserved within a line; un-escaped
+trailing spaces are stripped from input (unless in a literal context).
+Blank free-form lines, which may include spaces, are permitted and
+rendered as an empty line.
+.Pp
+In macro lines, whitespace delimits arguments and is discarded.  If
+arguments are quoted, whitespace within the quotes is retained.
 .Ss Dates
 The
 .Sx \&TH
@@ -228,13 +232,13 @@ are generally structured as follows:
 The \efBfoo\efR utility processes files...
 \&.
 \&.\e\*q .SH IMPLEMENTATION NOTES
-\&.\e\*q The next is for sections 1 & 8 only.
-\&.\e\*q .SH EXIT STATUS
 \&.\e\*q The next is for sections 2, 3, & 9 only.
 \&.\e\*q .SH RETURN VALUES
 \&.\e\*q The next is for sections 1, 6, 7, & 8 only.
 \&.\e\*q .SH ENVIRONMENT
 \&.\e\*q .SH FILES
+\&.\e\*q The next is for sections 1 & 8 only.
+\&.\e\*q .SH EXIT STATUS
 \&.\e\*q .SH EXAMPLES
 \&.\e\*q The next is for sections 1, 4, 6, 7, & 8 only.
 \&.\e\*q .SH DIAGNOSTICS
@@ -294,14 +298,6 @@ command).
 Implementation-specific notes should be kept here.  This is useful when
 implementing standard functions that may have side effects or notable
 algorithmic implications.
-.It Em EXIT STATUS
-Command exit status for section 1, 6, and 8 manuals.  This section is
-the dual of
-.Em RETURN VALUES ,
-which is used for functions.  Historically, this information was
-described in
-.Em DIAGNOSTICS ,
-a practise that is now discouraged.
 .It Em RETURN VALUES
 This section is the dual of
 .Em EXIT STATUS ,
@@ -313,6 +309,14 @@ Documents any usages of environment variables, e.g.,
 .It Em FILES
 Documents files used.  It's helpful to document both the file and a
 short description of how the file is used (created, modified, etc.).
+.It Em EXIT STATUS
+Command exit status for section 1, 6, and 8 manuals.  This section is
+the dual of
+.Em RETURN VALUES ,
+which is used for functions.  Historically, this information was
+described in
+.Em DIAGNOSTICS ,
+a practise that is now discouraged.
 .It Em EXAMPLES
 Example usages.  This often contains snippets of well-formed,
 well-tested invocations.  Make doubly sure that your examples work
@@ -886,11 +890,6 @@ language.
 In quoted literals, GNU troff allowed pair-wise double-quotes to produce
 a standalone double-quote in formatted output.  It is not known whether
 this behaviour is exhibited by other formatters.
-.It
-Blocks of whitespace are stripped from macro and free-form text lines
-(except when in literal mode) in mandoc.  This is not the case for GNU
-troff: for maximum portability, whitespace sensitive blocks should be
-enclosed in literal contexts.
 .It
 The
 .Sx \&sp